Chronic pain is one of the top reasons why adults seek medical care. But some people struggle to communicate about their pain to healthcare providers.
Read how SoN Associate Professor Maichou Lor, PhD, RN, FAAN is developing pain assessment visualization tools for different populations in the June 2026 issue of CARE Connections, the monthly newsletter of the Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE). Here’s an excerpt:
As Lor points out, “There’s a whole other world of how people quantify and describe pain that doesn’t get represented in a linear number but makes use of other parts of language.”
This month’s CARE Connections also includes a profile of CARE Affiliate Kristin Merss, PhD, RN; CARE’s Dementia Friendly Hospital Toolkit; and news and events related to older adult health and well-being.
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